EdFringe Talk: Monski Mouse’s Baby Cabaret & Baby Disco Dance Hall

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“Learned and absorbed through the sponge of life.”

WHO: Monski Mouse

WHAT: “Monski Mouse’s Baby Cabaret: Join Monski Mouse and her super talented friends, for a live musical sing-a-long cabaret of nursery classics, song, puppetry and bonkers fun for 0-5s and their parents. All the big topics covered: elephants, fish, wiggly worms, transport and the existential ways of the toddler. ‘Moments of utter beauty’ ***** (Edinburgh Festivals Magazine). ‘A delightful way to spend an hour’ **** (Edinburgh Families Magazine). ‘We love baby cabaret’ (Bubbles the Mermaid, CBeebies). ‘At the #Fringe with a toddler? Recommend Monski Mouse Baby Cabaret’ (Al Murray, Twitter).”

and: “Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall: Why toddle when you can dance? Join DJ Monski Mouse and her dancers for this multi award-nominated, epic session of bopping, bonkers, beautiful fun. Expect high-energy smiling to retro beats and thumping nursery rhymes. Get your disco-dancing booties on! Best of Kids Award Sydney Fringe nominee, 2022. Best Family Entertainment nominee, Hoop Award Edinburgh. ***** ‘Best. Time. Ever’ (Edinburgh Families Magazine). ***** ‘If you have a kid under five, get them to this show. Now’ (KidsinAdelaide.com.au).”

WHERE: Assembly George Square Gardens – Palais du Variete (Venue 117) 

WHEN: 10:40 (50 min)

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Is this your first time to Edinburgh?

My first Edinburgh was back in 2005, when I came to town as a DJ, in my single, no children, footloose and fancy free days, I played sets at the end of La Clique in the Famous Spiegeltent and after The Bongo Club Variety Cabaret. Oh my, what a time I had, met the most incredible people, had a wonderful festival romance, dawn climbs up Arthurs Seat and ALL THE FUN! I was hooked. I next made it back in 2008, coming straight from Clown Summer School at the Ecole Phillipe Gaulier in Paris. I played more DJ sets and I worked somewhat gruelling shifts of FOH for the Gilded Balloon. Meeting again more wonderful people. When I made my Baby Disco Dance Hall show in 2012, and sold out my debut season at Adelaide Fringe, I knew I had to bring the show to Edinburgh.. its now been here seven times and this year will be it’s eighth! And along for the ride is my newer show, Baby Cabaret slowing finding its own audience and bringing the joy of song to young audiences.

What are the big things you’ve learned since 2022 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?

The big things I learned is that I love what I do, and I didn’t need a pivot, and so, I am going for it even more in the realm of mouse-dom. And, this will sound silly, but that I love a walk to my local park. Learned and absorbed through the sponge of life.

Tell us about your show.

As I mentioned I am bringing my two music based, comedy, theatre shows created for early years audiences AND their parents/carers, namely, Monski Mouse’s Baby Disco Dance Hall and Monski Mouse’s Baby Cabaret. Both shows are written and hosted by me, Monski Mouse, and I have some super talented cast that join me, in the Disco I have two dancers, and in the Cabaret its a small ensemble including the brilliant vocalist and comedian, Michelle Brasier, wonderful actor and musician, Tim Lancaster on Guitar and vocals and amazing clown comedian, Jemomai Detto on puppets and vocals.

After Edinburgh I take the Disco on the road to Sydney Fringe and then make my China debut at a new Children’s Festival in Shanghai.

What should your audience see at the festivals after they’ve seen your show?

Oh my gosh, so many things, from about three years up, I can recommend Adventure Bubble Show and Milkshake, adorable funny and magical, for older kids I can recommend A_Z of Awesome Science, and you can’t go wrong with The Listies. For grown ups, I say get along to Reform by our Michelle Brasier and Mush by our Jeromaia Detto, and also fight for a ticket to, Party Ghost (new, funny, macabre circus), Fools Paradise by Britt Plummer (a beautifully told clowns tale of love gone wrong), Grief Lightening (hilarious account of what really happened to Sandy and Danny in Grease), and Maureen Harbinger of Death (top class new writing and acting), really I could go on and on.. I might need to do a blog post!

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